One of the many features of William Shakespeare’s writing that testifies to his acute understanding of the human condition is his penchant for juxtaposing interludes of low comedy among narratives of tragedy or high politics. The bard understood that, even amid cataclysms encompassing the fall of kings, or tragic interactions between significant individuals, buffoons – like the poor – we have always with us.
All eyes on Paris ahead of Olympics opening ceremony
France’s opening ceremony promises to be quite the spectacle, provided security threats can be kept at bay.